Dick Lugar

I rise to join Senator Feinstein and other Members from both sides of the aisle to introduce the Unilateral Palestinian Statehood Disapproval Act of 2000. I am pleased to be an original co-sponsor of this legislation. At the conclusion of…

the role of unilateral economic sanctions in the conduct of American foreign policy has been part of our debate in the Congress and in the executive branch for the past three years. Attempts to modify or reform the way the United States…

our colleagues have spoken so well about Paul Coverdell as a gentleman, as a person who was thoughtful and persuasive. As Senator Domenici said, he worked the aisles indefatigably with the ideals that he held. First of all, it is…

Success for All is an exemplary research-based reform program. I have spent time with Dr. Slavin, who developed this program at Johns Hopkins, and I have been visiting Success for All schools in Indiana. The results in these schools are so…

I agree that few areas of our education funding can have a more positive impact on education in America than the CSRD. This program is a key tool for helping struggling schools adopt important reforms. Good reform programs are a bargain…

I rise to speak about the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000. I am very pleased this legislation is before the Senate today for final consideration after a great deal of work by Senators of both parties and both sides of this…

It is axiomatic, at least for many in foreign policy, that Europe counts for the United States. By that I mean simply this: that although throughout our history many have argued that we could get along by ourselves on this continent and…

I have an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization bill. My amendment would increase the authorization for the Comprehensive School Reform Program from $200 million to $500 million. I believe that there are…

The pilot programs authorized in this bill are a tool to find new ways to improve crop insurance for farmers. I agree that the USDA should give every consideration to including farmers in Maine in such a pilot program. I would also commend…

a beloved gentleman, Herman Wells, the former president of Indiana University, has passed away. We are thoughtful about Herman Wells in our State of Indiana, as are all Americans who were touched by this remarkable man. I have mentioned…

I fully agree with my friend from Massachusetts that hunger relief needs to be a top priority for the Agriculture Committee, and resources should be found to address the problem. I am especially concerned that states have the flexibility…

today we will debate a matter of special significance and timeliness to agriculture producers throughout the United States, and that is the subject of risk management legislation. During many full committee hearings, a public roundtable…

let me say that I appreciate very much the words of the Senator from Minnesota. I think his tribute to the farmers who came is certainly appropriate and very moving. The Senator has obviously worked to make certain that meeting was…

Hunger relief continues to be a top priority for the Agriculture Committee. That will always be the case. One priority should be that States should have the flexibility they need to determine how vehicles are counted under the Food Stamp…

the Senator from Alaska has asked the Senate to consider adding wild salmon to the list of crops for a pilot study is to be conducted as a basis for making federally-sponsored crop insurance available to fishermen. My understanding is that…

I rise to recommend that the Senate pass S. 935. At a time when American farmers and rural communities are having a difficult time making ends meet, it is appropriate for the Senate to support this initiative that holds great promise for…

in the fall of 1998 our majority leader named a bipartisan group of members to a Task Force on Plutonium Disposition to advise the Senate and the Administration on actions with respect to U.S. policy and approaches to bilateral…

I want to discuss the two amendments which have been offered by my colleagues, the distinguished ranking member, Senator Harkin of Iowa, and the distinguished chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Appropriations, Senator Cochran. But…

I will advocate that the Senate should affirm the McCain resolution. Certainly, we should not table the resolution. Madam President, a week after the war began, I wrote in the Washington Post: We are losing the war in Kosovo. President…

I respond briefly to my colleague that I believe the President must begin to offer that leadership, that he must begin to offer the strategy. I find it unacceptable if we were, as critics of the President, simply to note that he has failed…

I am introducing today a bill to address what has become an increasingly heavy burden for middle-income taxpayers: the Alternative Minimum Tax, or AMT. My bill would retroactively index to inflation the exemptions used to calculate an…

Mr. Chief Justice, for the first time in 120 years, and only for the second time in U.S. history, the Senate is about to conclude a Presidential impeachment trial. Our Founding Fathers viewed the power to remove a President as a necessary…

This legislation will provide matching funds to jail-based treatment programs that meet several criteria.

I am pleased to introduce on behalf of myself and Senators Hagel, Helms and Roberts a package of legislation intended to minimize or eliminate the burden that estate and gift taxes place on our economy. The estate tax hinders…

I am pleased to submit a Senate resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the income tax system be abolished and replaced with a broad-based consumption tax on goods and services. I supported IRS reform legislation passed last…